https://sig2perspectives.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1913559Facilitating Life Participation in Severe Aphasia with Limited Treatment TimeAlthough the recovery course of severe aphasia is typically much lengthier and more protracted than other forms of aphasia, availability of treatment time is often quite limited. Focusing on one or more specific language domains, such as auditory comprehension, may be indicated. When treatment time is limited, however, progress in ...2014-06-01T00:00:00ArticleJacqueline Hinckley

Article | June 01, 2014

Facilitating Life Participation in Severe Aphasia with Limited Treatment Time

Although the recovery course of severe aphasia is typically much lengthier and more protracted than other forms of aphasia, availability of treatment time is often quite limited. Focusing on one or more specific language domains, such as auditory comprehension, may be indicated. When treatment time is limited, however, progress in an impairment-focused approach may be insufficient to affect the individual's daily life. This paper provides a process for selecting a daily activity, targeting that activity in a participation-focused intervention, and measuring progress when treatment time is limited. Case examples illustrate the process. A focus on even one activity that occurs daily can provide ongoing opportunities for practice and interaction in spite of ongoing treatment.

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